"I'm officially winding down my W-2 shifts after two years full-time. I worked 8 in August, have 3 planned for September, and then zero W-2 shifts scheduled for October and, hopefully, indefinitely after that.

Meanwhile, I started locums shifts earlier this month and already have locums shifts lined up through December. My weekends are completely free. I can turn down overnight shifts if I don't want them. I'm making about 35% more than I was in my W-2 role, and that's at a $315 an hour locums rate before even negotiating higher rates on future contracts.

Most importantly, I have my weekends back for my kids, my soon-to-be fiancée, family, and friends. I'm finally able to schedule work around my life instead of scheduling my life around work.

One of the biggest things I've realized through this process is just how many locums opportunities are actually out there. The supply completely changes the equation, and I think that's the piece most physicians don't fully appreciate until they get into it.

A lot of this wouldn't have happened without the work you've done advocating for physicians to take back control of their careers. I've searched around quite a bit, and I genuinely don't think there's another physician who has been as public and transparent about breaking into locums while also providing such a practical framework for actually doing it. From start to finish, the roadmap you've built has been a game changer for me.

Just wanted you to know that I appreciate what you've done and what you've built. Your impact on my career has already been enormous, and I feel like I'm just getting started."

"Before working with Ali, I was in a full-time position and was considering making the transition to locums with the same hospital, for flexibility and more family time with my toddler. Ali helped me navigate that transition from start to finish.

We went back and forth for a suitable schedule based on my season in life and to settle on a rate, and ultimately I was able to transition to a 1099 arrangement that gave me much more flexibility and better pay.

Initially, the rate they were offering me was quite low. Ali helped me recognize my value and negotiate confidently, and we were ultimately able to get the rate up to the standard nephrology locum rate, and even better. He also encouraged me to negotiate higher rates for last-minute coverage and weekend call, which I would not have thought to do on my own.

He helped me stop thinking about locums simply as another job and start thinking about it as a business where I have leverage and negotiating power."

"I was feeling trapped in the W-2 prison. No autonomy, no control, no ability to decide what I wanted to do. I'd been burned out a long time, and I just knew I had to get out of medicine.

I signed up in January, applied for my first job in March, and was working by June. Inside 60 days from joining to landing my first locum job.

Doing the Velocity course, where I'm actually meeting with you, gives me accountability. It helps push me, helps me see other people doing the same thing, and that's really helped build my confidence in doing it.

I'll make more doing 8 shifts in August than I would doing 15 on my W-2 job. This month I'm working the 1st through the 8th, then off for three weeks. The most time off I've taken in my whole career. That was my aha moment: there's no going back.

I've been so ready to quit medicine for a long time. Now they keep asking, when are you joining us full-time, can we hire you, Dr. Brown? And I get to say, I like the setup I have."

"I was still asking permission for vacations, even 20-plus years into practicing. That was the piece that was really starting to irritate me.

I remember thinking: I could do locums full-time, but I don't know how to approach it, I need a blueprint. Within a day of putting that thought out there, I saw the ad for the webinar.

I went through the modules in about two days. It wasn't as hard as I was making it in my mind. I could do this. Even the calculator, showing the money left on the table between W-2 and 1099. I only have maybe 10 to 15 years of work left, and I could be putting that money toward retirement instead of leaving it on the table.

Now I've decided I have to be firm on my rate. Any recruiter's opening number is just that, an opening offer, not a cap.

My hospital wouldn't even reimburse this as CME because it wasn't helping me in my job with them. Which was true, it was helping me get out. It's already returned that and more. I see so much burnout out there. I think this could really be the antidote."

"The business of medicine was holding me back. I know how to be a doctor, but I didn't know how to be what I call now the CEO of my life. I was fearful of that piece. That's what was really holding me back. I'd thought about locums for two or three years before I actually did anything.

The modules break everything down into simple steps, small enough to digest. I have ADHD, honestly. Can't pay attention for more than five minutes, and the modules are all under five minutes. It was very quick once I actually sat down.

Asking questions and actually talking to real people doing it is the most beneficial thing. It's easy to ask AI or Google something, but until you talk to an actual person doing it, it hits differently.

Honestly, my colleagues who are miserable, that's who I'd recommend this to. A lot of them are absolutely miserable, and I think if they had more control over their time and how much they made, they'd be so much happier. When I bring it up they say, well Mary, you're different. But I'm really not that different. This isn't some mountain you can't overcome."

"I started locums right out of fellowship and a lot of people tried to talk me out of it. The hardest part early on was not having guidance. I was figuring everything out on my own with no one to turn to.

Joining LocumOS changed that. Having access to Ali and the community gave me real insight into EM job markets, contracts, and how to navigate this space with confidence. That alone made a huge difference.

For the first time, I feel like I'm in control of my schedule, my income, and my life. Being able to connect with other physicians, ask questions, and learn from people in the same position has been incredibly valuable. I can't see myself going back to W2."

"I joined LocumOS in February 2026 and transitioned to full-time locum tenens in OB-GYN by March 2026.

The videos were invaluable. In addition, I joined in on several calls for coaching.

I still have a lot to learn, but the transition from W2 to 1099 was not as daunting as anticipated."

"I joined LocumOS in March 2026. I've watched all the videos and participate in the weekly calls.

The videos and Ali's guidance alone are priceless. Hearing how it's transformed other people's lives lets me know that this is the true path to accelerate reaching my goals and creating the life I want to live.

I'm already 1099, but the idea is the same in that I didn't control my schedule and therefore my life. I'm excited for this journey. Thank you Ali."

"Your course goes beyond how to get into locums. It's lifestyle and mindset changing."